WASHINGTON (AP) - The House has voted to require equal insurance coverage for mental and physical illnesses when policies cover both. Full Article at WOOD-TV
I am living proof that treatment works and recovery is real.
I have a mental illness, and I am fortunately getting the best care this country has to offer because I am a member of Congress
This is nonsense. Simply because a diagnosis is made does not obligate insurers to pay for treatment.
Illness of the brain must be treated just like illness anywhere else in the body
I urge my colleagues to vote against discrimination
I'm very sorry that they are. I worked very hard to try to convince them that we won't get health parity with that bill because we can't pass it in the Senate
Businesses will be faced with the choice of covering every single mental or substance-abuse disorder listed in the diagnostic manual, or nothing at all. Neither choice is appealing.
Mental illness deserves treatment, and people who suffer from mental illness deserve to have their diseases covered by their health plans
We've discussed strategies and ways we can try to move this
An insurance company will hospitalize you for a chemical imbalance called diabetes
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